REMIND ME

MARCH 11TH

CONTEST OPENS

APRIL 12TH

Regular Deadline

MAY 10TH

Final Deadline

MAY 17TH

FINALISTS

MAY 24TH

TOP 5

JUNE 21ST

WINNER

OUTHERE SCREENPLAY CONTEST

WHO IS IT FOR?

Are you ready to take your story from a budding idea to a prize-winning screenplay that captivates audiences and champions the spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experiences?

This is your moment!

We know how challenging the journey from concept to completion can be, especially when juggling personal commitments. That’s why we are ecstatic to launch OutHere: A LGBTQIA+ Screenwriting Contest, a platform dedicated to spotlighting and championing LGBTQIA+ stories that resonate with joy, community, and family.

HOW WE CREATE SUCCESS STORIES Key Points • For the first round of this contest we are reading the logline, a one-page synopsis, and the first five (5) pages of longer scripts, excluding the title page, (min. 20 pages) for completed Features, TV Pilots, and Animation screenplays.

• Submissions must be in English, original, and personal. We're looking for authentic, engaging stories that reflect the diversity and vibrancy of LGBTQIA+ lives.

• The Top 5 finalists will be required to submit their full screenplay after selection to determine the Grand Prize Winner.
Cash Prize & Exposure In collaboration with Polari and Pride Reads, we're on a mission to showcase contemporary LGBTQIA+ stories.

We're offering five (5) screenwriters the opportunity to meet with our inspiring Judges panel, giving your LGBTQIA+ story the attention and nurturing it deserves.
Success With a legacy of propelling over 100 writers into successful careers with industry giants like Sony, Blumhouse, Film4, and Hulu, we here at Shore Scripts are eager to discover writers of LGBTQIA+ stories who are ready to make their mark in the film and TV industry.

INDUSTRY MENTORSHIP

STANDARD SUBMISSION - $30 CLOSED Luke Oliveira-Davies Founder and creative producer at the award-winning Polari Creative.

Polari is an award-winning production company committed to championing stories from diverse perspectives and uplifting the voices of underrepresented creatives both up front and behind the scenes.
CLOSED STANDARD SUBMISSION - $30 Drew Hubbard Founder of Pride Reads, the groundbreaking screenplay development service offering sensitivity and authenticity reads for queer/lgbtq+ manuscripts and scripts specifically for gay/queer male and non-binary characters. CLOSED STANDARD SUBMISSION - $30 Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor 2020 Screen International Star of Tomorrow, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is a producer whose work focuses on Black, Queer and Female-led content for Film and TV. She runs Joi Productions, which received a BFI Vision Award CLOSED STANDARD SUBMISSION - $30 Bethany Black Comedian, Actor, and Writer for Frankie Boyle's New World Order, and Late Night Lycett, Bethany is blessed with a sharp tongue and a desire to overshare. She is critically acclaimed for her personal, confessional style of comedy.

PRIZES

GRAND PRIZE $1,500 CASH PRIZE

☑ A 1-2-1 MENTORSHIP CONSULTATION WITH LUKE OLIVEIRA-DAVIES (POLARI CREATIVE) GIVING INDUSTRY ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.

☑ SENSITIVITY AND AUTHENTICITY FEEDBACK ON YOUR SCRIPT FROM DREW HUBBARD (PRIDE READS)

TOP 5
☑ FIVE (5) FINALISTS WILL GET ONLINE WITH THIS YEARS JUDGES TO DISCUSS THEIR SCRIPT AND GET FEEDBACK ON DEVELOPING THEIR LGBTQIA+ STORY

☑ FREE COVERAGE FEEDBACK FROM SHORE SCRIPTS
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☑ THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP OF ALUMNI WHERE YOU CAN NETWORK WITH OTHER WINNERS, READERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SHORE SCRIPTS TEAM, OUR DIRECTORS ROSTER, AND TAKE PART IN EXCLUSIVE LIVE EVENTS AND ACCESS SPECIALLY PROVIDED LEARNING MATERIALS.

SUCCESS STORIES

A FEW OF OUR SUCCESSES

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